BROADSHEET MEDIA
By Nicola Heath
Byron Bay will soon be home to the world’s first fully solar-powered train. After four years of planning and construction, the new rail service will take its first paying passengers by Christmas.
The refurbished two-carriage 600 series train will ferry passengers along three kilometres of restored Casino-Murwillumbah track between the Byron Bay town centre and the up-and-coming North Beach precinct -- home to Byron Arts Estate, Sunrise Beach and Elements of Byron resort.
There will be capacity for 100 seated passengers and room for standing extras, and it will operate an hourly shuttle service between stations for $3 per one-way trip.
The project – restoring the train, repairing the track and bridge, and constructing two platforms – has been entirely funded by Byron Bay Railroad Company, a not-for-profit organisation founded by mining millionaires Brian and Peggy Flannery, who also own the five-star Elements resort.
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Learn about how it works on the Byron Bay Railroad Co. website.